Metallica - Live Shit: Binge and Purge (1993)

Genre: Musical

Starring: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted

Running time: 337 minutes

Back in 1993, I was a teenager, and Metallica was one of the biggest bands out there in and out of the heavy metal genre. The famous Black album had been released and then came the huge boxset titled Live Shit: Binge and Purge, which contained 3 audio CD’s and two concerts on VHS or DVD. If you bought the VHS version, that box was huge. It seemed everyone in my entourage had bought that thing, but, for some reason, though I was a fan of the band, I never did.

This particular review will focus on the two concerts included in the boxset. The most recent one was recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena, in January 1992. The other one was at the Seattle Coliseum, in August 1989. Two big arena concerts with a band in top form. Here, we have the long-haired edgy Metallica, Jason Newsted on bass guitar, doing what they do best: Rocking out on stage. The material is raw, but you can easily feel the energy of the guys and of the crowd in front of them. These are two awesome shows well worth seeing. We get over 5 hours of good rocking tunes, delivered with gusto on a big stage in front of very live crowds. Tons of fun for those who love Metallica and their music.

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